Stormy commute on the LIRR

The scene from the Long Island Rail Road's Valley Stream station, where relatively few commuters boarded the 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, heading to Penn Station by way of Jamaica station. (Credit: Newsday / Alfonso A. Castillo)

The scene from the Long Island Rail Road's Valley Stream station, where relatively few commuters boarded the 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, heading to Penn Station by way of Jamaica station. (Credit: Newsday / Alfonso A. Castillo)